Why National Security Needs Neurodiversity Drawing on a Wider Range of Cognitive Talents to Tackle National Security Challenges

Abstract

National security organizations need highly skilled and intellectually creative individuals who are eager to apply their talents to address the nations most pressing challenges. Government officials and industry representatives have described the high stakes of the national security threats facing the United States; the demand for a STEM-skilled1 and technology savvy workforce; and the need to fill jobs that require enormous attention to detail, precision, and a low tolerance for errors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 28, 2023
Accession Number
AD1197075

Entities

People

  • Bradley D. Stein
  • Cortney Weinbaum
  • Omair Khan
  • Teresa D. Thomas

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Autism
  • Customer Services
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Diseases
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Intelligence Tests
  • Mental Processes
  • National Security
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Public Policy
  • Recruits
  • Security
  • Tourette'S Syndrome
  • United States

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.